The former governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison in federal court in Chicago and afterward quoted Rudyard Kipling: “…if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same…” He vowed to fight and not let the next 12+ years in prison get him down.
Give me …
In many areas of the court system, guardians are appointed by judges to help people. What do they do?
In adult court guardians are most often appointed for a person if they are mentally unable to understand the proceedings. For instance, in Probate Court where decisions about a person’s mental health are made, guardians are appointed for …
How can it be that when someone is accused of a crime, they always seem to be released from custody while they wait for their trial.
Instead of the judge holding them in custody, they get released into the community on bail.
What’s going on?
In Minnesota, as in other states, the state constitution in the Bill of …
In my years of lawyering, I’ve appeared before dozens of judges. Here in Minnesota, most of them are diligent, fair, and work hard. However, there are a few judges who are definitely biased and do and say inappropriate things in court. If you are scheduled to appear before one of the bad ones, what can your lawyer do …
I’ve tried dozens of jury trials as both a prosecutor and defense lawyer and have been to many trial schools and courses about how to pick a jury. In previous posts, I’ve written about the typical questioning that occurs between the lawyers and the prospective jurors. You’ve seen some of this on TV. Of course, some of it …
So you’ve received your notice for jury duty? What can you expect? In my last post, I wrote about how jurors were initially selected. Once they are in the courtroom, in state courts, the lawyers do most of the questioning.
What are the lawyers looking for and why do they ask the questions they do?
Prior to starting …
After trying dozens of jury trials as both a prosecutor and defense lawyer, I’ve seen almost everything about juries and getting selected for jury duty. What will happen if you’re picked for a jury?
We all know that every accused person has a right to a jury trial. It comes to us in America from centuries of English …
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